Sunday, June 26, 2011

There are some great Italian knifemakers.

The Italians are doing some really cool work.  Here are two examples, the first is Emmanuel Esposito's Pike model with mosaic inlay;





Next up is a two blade beauty from Salvatori Puddu with engraving by Valerio Peli of Creative Arts;







Friday, June 17, 2011

Cowboys & Indians

Always liked Westerns and Cowboys and Indians.  Here is a Warren Osborne model called the Breech with engraving by Lisa Tomlin.


 I gave Lisa the basic concept of what I wanted then she came up with the images.  I like the way she incorporated the concho and the feathers with the cowboy and the indian.


Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Knifemaker Randy Doucette

I have bought/sold quite a few of knifemaker Randy Doucette's knives.  Randy is a full time maker working out of Ontario Province in Canada.  I have always been impressed with the fit and finish of his knives, his actions are as smooth as can be.  Here are pictures of a few of his pieces;

This model is the Fuse

Loveless homage 

A rare double bolstered knife; the Persian

Seeker ltd. ed.

Hard Core Adventure One-Off knife with beautiful Mother-of-Pearl overlay

Icon model

This model is the Wizard

Thursday, June 2, 2011

Tony Bose Zulu

Thought I would share some pictures of this beauty, the Pre-ban Elephant Ivory is luscious.